Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |
| 2 | Berg implies that they settled for a stable relationship , Frances acting the perfect Hollywood wife and ultimately finding consolation in religion , while Sam 's unspent emotions were burned off in work . |
| 3 | As a proportion of national consumer expenditure , advertising more than doubled between 1945 and 1990 , so they competed for a growing purse . |
| 4 | She was by that time too valuable a property to be junked , so they settled for a short suspension and a revised entry in the book . |
| 5 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
| 6 | so , erm , they rang and they rang , and they rang for a good twenty to twenty five minutes and we just erm , we , we all huddled together in the living room , and erm , anyway about half an hour went past , and then they finally went , we saw them , we live in a flat , and we saw them from the window , we saw them going back to the station you see . |
| 7 | The three tenants evicted this afternoon are staying with friends while they search for a new home . |
| 8 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 9 | Celtic are next to test the growing confidence at Dens Park when they visit for a rearranged fixture tomorrow . |
| 10 | Anglers discovered dead fish frozen into the Grand Union Canal when they arrived for a major match . |
| 11 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 12 | As they longed for a spiritual assurance of Christ 's presence and received it in the Holy Spirit which literally inspired in them knowledge and love of God so the meditator may grow in inner spiritual knowledge ( c.33 , 36 ) . |
| 13 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 14 | He takes her arm as they go for a closer look . |
| 15 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 16 | Saunders , playing his final match for Liverpool before his £2.3m move to Aston Villa , clashed with Elliott in the 10th minute as they went for a 50-50 ball . |
| 17 | Spurs are missing six first-teamers , including Anderton , Paul Allen and Gordon Durie , as they bid for a fifth successive clean sheet against Manchester City at Maine Road today . |
| 18 | And he got the call last week to take his place in John Clarke 's panel as they bid for a record-breaking six-in-a-row triumph . |
| 19 | Howard can feel the muscles on his face trembling slightly , as they tense for a self-deprecating smile at Harry 's appreciation . |